Classical poetry often depicts a soldier's longing for home.
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Literary and classical, almost exclusively in Tang-Song poetry and historical writing. Modern Chinese uses 士兵 (soldier) or 旅人 (traveler) instead.
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A staple image of Tang frontier poetry (边塞诗): the lonely soldier garrisoned at the empire's edge. 王昌龄's 征人 lines and 李白's 《关山月》 both center on this figure.
